Chop’s Art Studio exposes teenagers to a wide range of creative activities and opportunities. Through  workshops and classes, teens experience art disciplines such as pottery and ceramics, sewing and embroidery, painting, and construction. The Art Studio is committed to participating in large-scale community events and providing outreach to schools. We are dedicated to promoting unique and affordable activities that foster creativity in a safe artistic atmosphere!

Check out this summer’s Side by Side Artist Series.  Each class is instructed by a Sonoma County artist and is reasonably priced to include materials, tools and instruction.  The series will conclude with our 5th Annual Art Gala where the art will be showcased. This will be a juried show with three judges from the local art community.  Scholarships are available. 

Urban Spray & Acrylic Painting

Description: Get in on the fun with downtown artist Brino for this painting workshop! Brino will lead the class through the  elements of design, teach you to create your own personalized stencil, and craft some fantastic, colorful urban art. This is a great opportunity to learn from a master. In 2012, Brino’s students created ornaments chosen by the National Park Foundation and California Arts Council to decorate the California White House Christmas Tree.

Discover Glass!

Description:  Sparkling treasures are what you’ll have after learning how to melt, mold and shape rods and tubes of clear & colored glass in Davin Goldstein’s lampworking class. Davin is a respected Forestville artist and will help you make beautiful pendants, marbles, animals, ornaments & jewelry with a torch. You’ll also paint permanent designs on vases, mugs, and other glass pieces. Great keepsakes and gifts!

Mad Mosaics

Description:  Join local artist Kathy Farrell in making some unique and beautiful art during the 4th of July week! She’ll help you create some outstanding garden art with all of the beautiful tiles, porcelain pieces, marbles and mirror pieces we have gathered for this special class. You will develop your own style under the guidance of this artist who helped create the mosaic art that adorns the Prince Memorial Greenway.

Welding Workshop

Description:   Join us to learn the basic techniques of using a sewing and or embroidery machine. Bring clothes to alter, or use our fabrics to create pillows, patches, skirts, handbags and more! This will be a nice, friendly, easy place to sew. You’ll end up knowing how to construct with fabrics and threads. Decorate with beads to express your fashion and identity.

Ceramics (not part of the Artist Series)

Description:   Join our ceramics teacher and have fun learning basic to intermediate clay techniques in wheel throwing, hand building, and glazing! These workshops are designed to inspire you to be creative and successful in designing and finishingbeautiful pieces of pottery. We have the clay, tools, two wheels, a kiln to fire the clay, and glazes to make the art pieces beautiful!